Table 24. Hogs and Pigs - Number Sold by Type of Producer: 2012 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Flogs and pigs 
Independent grower 
Contractor or integrator 
Contract grower (Contractee) 
Farms 
Number 
Farms 
Number 
Farms 
Number 
Total hogs and pigs sold 
514 
6,600 
11 
38 
- 
- 
Farms with- 
1 to 24 
469 
2,358 
11 
38 
- 
- 
25 to 49 
22 
722 
- 
- 
- 
- 
50 to 99 
7 
491 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 00 to 1 99 
13 
1,491 
- 
- 
- 
- 
200 to 499 
1 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
500 to 999 
2 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1,000 to 1,999 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2,000 to 4,999 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
5,000 or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Table 25. Hogs and Pigs - Inventory by Type of Operation: 2012 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Flerd size 
Farrow to wean 
Farrow to finish 
Finish only 
Farrow to 
feeder 
Nursery 
Other 
Farms 
Number 
Farms 
Number 
Farms 
Number 
Farms 
Number 
Farms 
Number 
Farms 
Number 
Total inventory 
33 
557 
154 
2,228 
189 
854 
15 
(D) 
2 
(D) 
57 
177 
Farms with- 
1 to 24 
25 
280 
141 
690 
186 
(D) 
15 
(D) 
2 
(D) 
57 
177 
25 to 49 
8 
277 
6 
(D) 
1 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
50 to 99 
- 
- 
3 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 00 to 1 99 
- 
- 
2 
(D) 
2 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
200 to 499 
- 
- 
2 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
500 to 999 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1,000 to 1,999 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2,000 to 4,999 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
5,000 or more 
- 
" 
- 
- 
- 
" 
" 
Table 26. Hogs and Pigs - Number Sold by Type of Operation: 2012 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Flogs and pigs 
Farrow to wean 
Farrow to finish 
Finish only 
Farrow to 
feeder 
Nursery 
Other 
Farms 
Number 
Farms 
Number 
Farms 
Number 
Farms 
Number 
Farms 
Number 
Farms 
Number 
Total hogs and pigs sold 
Farms with- 
31 
1,226 
126 
2,797 
292 
2,121 
16 
(D) 
2 
(D) 
58 
(D) 
1 to 24 
12 
152 
111 
556 
282 
1,324 
15 
(D) 
2 
(D) 
58 
(D) 
25 to 49 
12 
399 
7 
226 
3 
97 
- 
- 
- 
50 to 99 
4 
270 
3 
221 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 00 to 1 99 
3 
405 
2 
(D) 
7 
700 
1 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
200 to 499 
- 
- 
1 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
500 to 999 
- 
- 
2 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1,000 to 1,999 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2,000 to 4,999 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
5,000 or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Table 27. Sheep and Lambs - Inventory, Wool Production, and Number Sold: 2012 and 2007 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
2012 
2007 
Item 
2012 
2007 
Farms 
Number 
Farms 
Number 
Farms 
Number 
Farms 
Number 
Sheep and lambs inventory 
793 
18,803 
626 
13,925 
Sheep and lambs inventory - Con. 
Farms with- 
1 to 24 
591 
5,324 
488 
4,706 
Ewes 1 year old or older 
692 
10,190 
546 
9,162 
25 to 99 
183 
7,362 
126 
5,613 
100 to 299 
7 
1,204 
7 
1,322 
300 to 999 
12 
4,913 
5 
2,284 
Wool production (pounds) 
692 
101,330 
442 
81,167 
1,000 to 2,499 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2,500 to 4,999 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sheep and lambs sold 
452 
12,399 
344 
9,837 
5,000 or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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